Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School

D&T CURRICULUM STATEMENT

Intent

Implementation

We bas and plan our DT learning around the Kapow scheme of work. The Design & Technology National Curriculum outlines the 3 main stages of the design process: design, make and evaluate. Each stage of the design process is underpinned by technical knowledge which encompasses the contextual, historical and technical understanding required for each strand. Cooking and nutrition has a separate section, with a focus on specific principles, skills and techniques in food, including where food comes from, diet and seasonally. Each year the children are given opportunities to develop and refine their design skills, make high quality products, critically evaluate their own work and learn new technical knowledge and language through a progressive skills-based DT curriculum. Teachers enable pupils to understand key concepts, presenting information clearly and check understanding accurately and provide clear, direct feedback.

Impact

The impact of the scheme is constantly monitored through both formative and summative assessment. Pupils are assessed against the learning objective in each lesson and each unit has a unit quiz and knowledge catcher which can be used at the start and/or end of the unit. All of the above help teachers to identify and fill gaps in children’s learning. After the implementation of the scheme, pupils should leave school equipped with a range of skills to enable them to succeed in their secondary education and be innovative and resourceful member of society.

Children should be able to:

• Understand the functional and aesthetic properties of a range of material and resources.
• Understand how to use and combine tools to carry out different process for shaping, decorating and manufacturing product.
• Build and apply a repertoire of skills, knowledge and understanding to produce high quality, innovative outcomes, including models, prototypes, CAD and products to fulfil the needs of users, clients and scenarios.
• Understand and apply the principles of healthy eating.
• Have an appreciation for key individuals, inventions and events in history and of today that impact our world.
• Recognise where our decisions can impact the wider world in terms of community, social and environmental issues.
• Self-evaluate and reflect on learning at different stages and identify areas to improve.
• Meet the end of Key Stage expectations as outlined in the National Curriculum.

Progression of skills

Saint Mary's D&T Long Term Plan

EYFS medium term planning

Year 1 Medium Term Planning

Year 2 Medium Term Planning

Year 3 Medium Term Planning

Year 4 Medium Term Planning

Year 5 Medium Term Planning

Year 6 Medium Term Planning